Former President Bill Clintons chief of staff John Podesta, now the head of the Center for American Progress, called on President Obama to push forward with his agenda using federal agencies and executive branch power Tuesday, even though Democrats were dealt a blow in the recent midterm elections. Podesta said the American people want the president to move forward with his agenda.

I think most of the conversation since the election has been about how President Obama adjusts to the new situation on Capitol Hill, Podesta said. While thats an important conversation, it simply ignores the presidents ability to use all levels of his power and authority to move the country forward.

Citing his experience in Clintons White House after the GOP House takeover of 1994, Podesta said Obamas administration can and should take the specific measures detailed in a report released by the Center for American Progress, utilizing all the tools at its disposal to circumvent Congress in a way to keep his agenda moving forward.

One of the best ways for the Obama administration to achieve results of that nature, in the short term, is through substantial executive authority to make and implement policy, Podesta said. As noted in the Constitution and the laws of the United States give the president the ability and the responsibility to act as the chief executive using authorities granted to all presidents such as executive orders, rule-makings, agency management and public-private partnerships.

podesta is a commie and proves that the clintons have always been commies and obama is a commie... I say that the new era of McCarthy starts in January... purge these enemies from the government and then from our Nation. Here is a real meaty issue for you Jim DeMint.

“the American people want the president to move forward with his agenda. “.............No John..that is what the election was about..The American people DO NOT want the president to move forward...brakes on and throwing the country in reverse!

Cut funds to all the agencies that he wants to begin using for these policies. As an example, if obama wants to install a cap and tax through EPA regulation, then cut the EPA’s budget by 30% immediately. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, zero!

To answer your question, no. Congress holds the checkbook and with a new Sherrif in town come January, I expect them to choke off his ability to do so because the blank checks of the 111th congress will be gone. He can order all he wants to but Congress can starve anything he does by defunding any attempts. There is also a means of killing EO’s in the Congress as well. I would suspect that shortly after the swearing in ceremony’s that a few party flippers will be happening. Faced with a Congress willing to take on Obama in the public arena, you will even see enough Democrats willing to go along on a veto over ride or at least threaten to do so. Several of them came very close to losing their seats as well.

On the topic at large, geez, whoda thunk it that this would be coming from Podesta?/sarc Wasn’t it right before and after the election that one of Soro’s groups started making these noises?

we have to assume that anything Podesta says is coming directly from Soros. He wants there to be a constitutional crisis so people lose faith in the system.
If Obama starts doing this, there should be an uprising from both sides of the aisle and impeachment proceedings.

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posted on 11/17/2010 4:32:36 AM PST
by newnhdad
(The longest of journeys begins with one step.)

Podesta’s Center for American Progress is funded by George Soros. He wants BO’s Communist agenda to go forward, in spite of the American people rejecting it, because that will be the end of the USA.
The Congress needs to start impeachment proceedings the minute the first executive orders are put on the table. The Executive Branch is not supposed to make laws for the country, period.

No need for confusion on earmarks. They are a symbol of what’s wrong about Washington and our political corruption. In an of themselves the earmark like any other tool can be good or bad— but they have been abused. and the only way to cure the abuse is to seek promise to end earmarks. What bothers me is it seems the political game that this position may be a compromise that will bite us in the behind-for what will they NOT hear us on down the road when the Republicans have the House?I like what Alan West said about his going to Washington-to fix what is broken -then come home.

Podesta Calls On Obama To Take A Straight Razor To His Wrists, And Those Of The Entire Democrat Party

If O'Bunghole starts using Executive Orders and various of his 'shadow Government' appointees and 'Czars' to circumvent our Constitutional process, it'll be the political end of him, his administration, and the Democrat Party. They'll be lucky to get out with their skin.

;-\

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posted on 11/17/2010 4:39:57 AM PST
by Gargantua
(I prefer a Shitake reduction with butter, sauterne, a pinch of basil and balsamic)

Podesta Calls On Obama To Take A Straight Razor To His Wrists, And Those Of The Entire Democrat Party

If O'Bunghole starts using Executive Orders and various of his 'shadow Government' appointees and 'Czars' to circumvent our Constitutional process, it'll be the political end of him, his administration, and the Democrat Party. They'll be lucky to get out with their skin.

;-\

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posted on 11/17/2010 4:40:28 AM PST
by Gargantua
(I prefer a Shitake reduction with butter, sauterne, a pinch of basil and balsamic)

And your reply is EXACTLY what I hope those we sent to congress will adhere to.But I worry that the environment in Washington D.C. is such that like this so called “ethics” thing with good time Charlie.I fear Congress will agree that Obummer is not really qualified to be President and that they have much to disagree about but will lack the political will and the Moral character to do the right thing and remove the
contaminated material to the burn pit.

Yep - which is why Inhofe (who is further from being a RINO than Reagan was) supported them. But it still doesn’t matter, and he even gets it now, for we can thank Senator McCain and ESPECIALLY Senator Stevens for distorting what earmarks are...to the point of making them more poisonous than trying to fix SocSecurity.

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posted on 11/17/2010 4:57:40 AM PST
by BobL
(The whole point of being human is knowing when the party's over.)

They can begin by subpoenas for White House officials issued by the new House Judiciary Committee.

Push the issue. Escalate it to a Constitutional Crisis.

Form committees and groups in all towns, cities and states, under the existing conservative and Tea Party structures. Form a National 10th Ammendment Contact Committee between the GOP Governors of friendly, resistant states, and coordinate their various national guards and information flows.

If the elite overlords in D.C. are going to "bring it" through unconstitutional Executive Orders and Administrative Legislation by the Executive Branch, which I figured they would in the closing two months of 2010, now is about their only chance. If they "bring it", the People had better be ready also to "bring it".

Man, are they overplaying their hands...or at least floating trial balloons.

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posted on 11/17/2010 5:09:24 AM PST
by AmericanInTokyo
(I support "a pathway to kicking your a** off U.S. Soil", if you came here & remain here illegally)

Podesta said the American people want the president to move forward with his agenda.

This Podesta guy must be smoking the same stuff Slick Willie was smoking. Where does he get the FU idea that
the American people want Hussein Obama to do anything?
Did not he understand the ass kicking the RATS got a few weeks ago?

Cut funds to all the agencies that he wants to begin using for these policies. As an example, if obama wants to install a cap and tax through EPA regulation, then cut the EPAs budget by 30% immediately.

Not immediately. That would play into Obama's hands. Aided by the state-controlled media, he would play it just the way Clinton played Gingrich's "government shut-down."

It has to be allowed to bite, or at least to stay in force long enough so that it's a looming cost hit for everyone in America. Conservative media (talk radio and the internet) has to be allowed time to explain what will happen when cap and tax takes effect. The debate has to play out. Only then can the power of the purse be brought to bear.

Let's not make the same mistakes we made in 1994 and 1995.

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posted on 11/17/2010 5:19:10 AM PST
by Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)

Organizations Funded Directly by George Soros and his Open Society Institute

By Discover The Networks
July 2007

Excerpt: Center for American Progress: This leftist think tank is headed by former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta, works closely with Hillary Clinton, and employs numerous former Clinton administration staffers. It is committed to “developing a long-term vision of a progressive America” and “providing a forum to generate new progressive ideas and policy proposals.”

Go to the link provided above for the rest of the list if you wish.

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posted on 11/17/2010 6:13:01 AM PST
by rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)

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